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Regina A. Johnson- Putting Her Talents To Use In Multiple Fields
Every person from their birth is gifted a special skill set, something they excel it. And for every person, it is different. While some people’s expertise lies in teaching, others are good at playing sports. For some people, painting is where they perform par...
Coronavirus Will Affect 68% of Easter Observers’ Spending Plans this Year – WalletHub
Around 68 percent of Americans who observe Easter say their Easter spending will be affected by the coronavirus this year, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Easter Survey, released today. This survey, which follows WalletHub’s report on the State Economies Most...
Embalming and Cremation: Here’s What You Need to Know
Upon the passing of a loved one, the urgency to make arrangements can often be overwhelming. The process of preserving a body after death can be extensive and perplexing for those dealing with the emotions of loss. From the decisions for viewings to setting a loved...
How To Attract A Woman
It’s not that simple to attract a girl or a woman; lots of guys and men agree with that. But after all, they only choose partners who attract them with their appearance and inner world, those who can win their heart. The fact that men can’t sometimes take a chance to...
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Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India?
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at the center of a widening breach between India and Canada, was called a human rights activist by Sikh organizations and a criminal by India’s government.Canadian...
Belly dancers, terrorists or taxi drivers: Arab American comedians spoof stereotypes
Artwork for the New York Arab American Comedy Festival. Courtesy image(RNS) — Atheer Yacoub spent her childhood between the occupied territories of the West Bank and the heart of Alabama, a mix that never failed to get a laugh from friends in New York, where she moved...
Canada gets muted allied support after alleging India may have been involved in killing of Canadian
TORONTO (AP) — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood up in Parliament and said India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen, the muted international response offered a lesson in modern geopolitics.India, it seems, may be too powerful to...
The Porter’s Gate hopes to bridge gap between mental health and faith with new album
The Porter’s Gate performs at Royal Albert Hall in May 2023, in London. Photo courtesy of Daniel Whitehead(RNS) — A wave of energy and emotion coursed through the 5,000-person crowd in London’s Royal Albert Hall in early May as the band onstage debuted its latest...
‘Holy Food’ explores American history and religion through food
(RNS) — As a kid growing up in rural Wisconsin, writer and food historian Christina Ward attended tent revivals even though she and her family weren’t practicing Christians.“The local preacher would pick up all the farm kids and take them, kids only, so all the...
ELCA hears from Indigenous boarding school survivor ahead of National Day of Remembrance
(RNS) — George McCauley can still hear the school secretary’s voice calling his name over the loudspeaker on the wall of his 11th grade English classroom.He can still remember walking back to his dorm at the Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota, wondering what he...
Jerry Falwell’s legal battle with Liberty University—and his brother–escalates
(RNS) — The ongoing legal battle between Liberty University and Jerry Falwell Jr. has taken yet another twist, with the disgraced former president of the school alleging misconduct by its board of directors and attempting to ban the university from using images of his...
In Marseille, Pope Francis will make the case for migrants to the world
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Pope Francis visits the southern French city of Marseille this weekend (Sept. 22-23), he is expected to deliver an appeal for welcoming migrants and refugees — not just to France, but to anyone in the world listening.Migration “represents a...
Suspended UMC Latina bishop accused of financial malfeasance and retaliation
(RNS) — A prominent Latina bishop in the United Methodist Church is facing a church trial this week on multiple charges of harassment, fiscal malfeasance and a general charge of disobedience.Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, a leader of the California-Nevada Conference or...
Riding a wave of converts, one group aims to fuse Orthodoxy with Southern values
TOBACCOVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — Orthodox Christianity in the United States is a kaleidoscope of languages and cultures as diverse as Russia, Greece, Ethiopia, Syria, Bulgaria and, increasingly, the American South.Aiming to forge that burgeoning Southern Orthodox identity...
In chic Soho, a Hindu temple offers itself as a spiritual oasis
(RNS) — On Broome Street, in the heart of Manhattan’s fashionable Soho neighborhood, a Hindu temple dedicated to the elephant-headed deity Ganesha is striving to develop its own sense of cool. Its location allows it to draw guest teachers such as prominent spiritual...
Despite remaining leaderless, SBC Executive Committee says it had ‘most unified meeting in some time’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee lost another leader before he could even get started.Meeting in Nashville, trustees from the Executive Committee had hoped to approve retired Kentucky pastor Dan Summerlin as interim...